SEED-lings

Just imagine planting all these out in the garden.
I wish I could fast-forward a few years but just to have a look and then come back.

First, and most important, Cardiocrinum giganteum. It's started popping up in two pots but with my lousy "record keeping" I can't tell it's from two different batches or from the same. Well, the conditions were the same. Out on the balcony in summer and in the fridge in winter. So, no FREEZING for these.
I also have one or two pots out in the garden, sujbect to most elements (except rain/snow).
Wondering if anything should come up in those.

Cardiocrinum giganteum

Next, these cute Lilium regale (from the 10 or so batches I purchased). Germination in the kitchen. The first ones, from the epigeal germination seeds.

Lilium regale

Next, huge success with Fritillaria persica seeds - this is the pot kept on the balcony but has not frozen given the warm-ish winter we had.

Fritillaria persica

And I can't forget the NOID huge seedhead Allium  - so crammed I will soon have to come up with an idea.

Allium NOID

Arisaema ringens - update 28.02.2013

About 3 weeks have passed since the "potting" and here it is today. I sneaked inside and I could see there's going to be 2 leaves.
Well, I am more anxious about the flower, if we can call it that :)

Arisaema ringens

Well, rabbits

Yes, we have rabbits. By we, I mean me and my family. I just love rabbit babies. I could just eat them, they're that cute :)

Last February weekend

Today Saturday, I had a chance to take a few pics around the garden. Check this!

Cute snowdrops - more drops than snow this winter

Hepatica blooms

My tree peonies are looking better than ever. I can't wait to actually see what color they are. I planted two in the garden a couple of years ago, and they are probably the same color.

Tree peony 1

Tree peony 2

A few miscellaneous (this and that)

Bukiniczia cabulica

Orchis purpurea

Lupine - love the foliage color in early spring

5 Hyacinths

Allium success

I got this huge Allium seed head from a friend. Forgot where he got it. Irrelevant anyway.
Problem is I got lots of seedlings but I have no idea what kind it might be. Irrelevant again... for that huge size, who cares? It must look nice when it's in full bloom!

So... I sowed a bunch of seeds in a small tray thinking "whatever!" but now I feel sorry I didn't choose something larger.

I also scattered lots of seeds out there in the garden. Wondering what's gonna happen to those seeds. If they all germinate, I'll have way too many "onions"!

And here's where these all came from

Arisaema ringens from JAPAN

I'm very proud of this, it's a huge rhizome and I promise to make it bloom.
Since I managed to kill two Arisaema griffithii as I planted them out in the garden and the 2011 winter proved to "cold" for them I decided no more weird plants.
But here I am, bragging about this!
When I opened the box and saw it, I was "WOW" and instantly made up my mind to do my best to accommodate it as best I can.
I went out to a nearby park with some trees and gathered some top soil mixed with leaves, mixed it with some vermiculite, potting mix and sand and after "roasting" it in the oven for a while, I planted the Arisaema in it.

Arisaema ringens

Arisaema ringens 1

Arisaema ringens in pot

Arisaema ringens - already doing something

Start of '13 - Lily scales, Fritillaria persica seeds

Happy New Year!

This is my first post for this year and looks like I have some resolutions: I lobe bulbs now more than ever! Especially Lilium. But I'll take them all!

I remember I promised I'd be a serious blogger, but it turns out I am a lousy one. Last post was last May. Shame!

OK. I will begin with bulbs.

Beginning of Dec. 2012 I got some Orientpet or is it "tree lily" scales from gardenaddict1 (davesgarden) and I already have some very small bulbils developing.
What intrigues me, is  these bulbils don't come from the soil, but rather grow on the "outside" parts of the scales (I didn't bury them completely).

(Lavon, Garden Pleasure, Satisfaction)

And then these gorgeous Fritillaria persica seeds I got from a generous trader (katlian - davesgarden - end of Oct 2012).
I got so many seeds I directly sowed many in the garden, then in a few pots (in the garden, on the balcony, in the fridge) and also I tried the wet paper towel in the fridge - this seemed to be faster.
Half of the 50+ seeds germinated in the paper towel and I potted up by mid January 2013. The other half, still good seeds as I could tell (maybe just a little lazier) I traded with a davesgarden member from Croatia.
I hope he gets them in good conditions if not germinated and ready for pots.

Fritillaria persica - germinated seeds

Fritillaria persica seeds -potted up